Three way goods guide for sewing machines



a m 6 mm W 0 m A. MICALE THREE WAY GOODS GUIDE FOR SEWING MACHINES FiledOct. 22, 1965 35 37 5 FIG. 3

Aug. 31, 1965 FIG. 4

United States Patent 3,203,385 THREE WAY GGUDS GUIDE F012 SEWINGMACHINES Angelo Micale, 995 Nassau St, North Brunswick, NJ. Filed Oct.22, 1963, Ser. No. 315,033 4 Claims. ((31. 112-152) This inventionrelates to a device by which several different pieces of decorativematerial, of the same or different widths and spacings, may be properlyguided for sewing them simultaneously over a base material, channels forthe decorative material being provided at several levels or tiers.

The drawings illustrate the invention, and in these:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the device;

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. 1 from the left;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged section on line 5-5 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged section on line 66 of FIG. 1;

FIGS. 7 and 8 are respectively plan and side views of one of the movablespacers of the device;

FIGS. 9 and 10 are respectively plan and side views of a fixed spacer;

FIGS. 11 and 12 are respectively plan and side views of movable spacersused at a different level than those shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description, the numeral 15indicates an oblong lower plate which has, adjacent its front edge, anelongate slot 16 extending therethrough from its upper to its lowersurface. A depressed shoulder 17 is formed around the slot. Securedcrosswise to the plate 15 and in contact with its lower surface, andextending forwardly from the plate, is an elongate member 18, whichserves in forming one side of a guiding channel forthe decorativematerial, and also as means whereby the device may be secured to themachine table; for the latter purpose, it has an elongate slot 18Alengthwise thereof and extending therethrough so that it may receive avertical bolt 1813 anchored in the table, a nut 18C being provided fortightening. The main part of the device may therefore be moved towardsor away from the needles. The mem ber 18 is fastened to and under plate15 by a pair of screws 20 the heads of which, when the screws aretightened, bear against opposite points of the ledge or shoulder 17.When the screws are loosened, the main part of the device may be movedto the right or left relative to the member 18, which constitutes aspacer forming one side of a guiding channel, the other side of thechannel being a spacer 25. The latter is disposed crosswise of theplate, and extends for some distance in front thereof, and is held tothe bottom of plate 15 by a screw 27 the head of which, when tightened,bears against opposite points of ledge or shoulder 17. When screw 27 isloosened, the guiding spacer may be moved to any position desired withinslot 16, the space between the members 18 and 25 being equal to thewidth of the decorative material to be run between them. Thus there is aguiding channel at a level below plate 15. The spacer 25 has a boss 25Aon its upper surface (FIGS. 7 and 8) and it extends up into the slot 16to be level with the upper surface of shoulder or ledge 17, and has ahole to threadedly engage the screw 27.

To form a second tier of guiding channels, an oblong plate 30 is securedto and over plate 15, and is parallel thereto but is spaced therefrom.The plate 30 is narrower than the plate 15, but the back edges of theplates are aligned, leaving a margin of plate 15 extending in front ofplate 30, so that guiding spacers in the second tier of channels do notneed to extend in front of plate 15. The two plates 15 and 30 aresecured together at their ends by screws 33, with fixed end spacers 34(FIGS. 1, 9 and 10) holding the plates apart. The upper plate 30 has anelongate vertical slot 35 to receive thumb screws 37, each of whichserves to tighten, in a selected position along the groove, a spacer 35(FIGS. 1, 3, 11 and 12), to form between them a channel of predeterminedwidth for the passage of decorative material to be sewed. These spacershave a boss 40 on their upper faces which extends thorugh the slot 35 tothe level of the upper surface of the latter, the heads of the thumbscrews bearing down on the processes and on adjacent points of plate 30when tightened. In this tier, two ad ditional channels are provided bythe spaces between the fixed spacers 34 and the movable spacers 39.

The heads of screws 37, being above plate 30 form a channel between themthrough which decorative material may pass at a third level.

Using the device described, a plurality of strips, of decorativematerial may be sewed onto a hose material simultaneously.

What is claimed is:

1. A sewing machine attachment, comprising a lower elongate plate, anupper elongate plate above the lower plate and secured thereto andspaced therefrom, each of the plates having a vertical elongate slotlengthwise and extending therethrough from its upper to its lowersurface, the slots being offset relative to each other, a pair oflowermost or first-level movable spacers secured to the bot tom of thelower plate and extending forwardly from the lower plate at right anglesthereo, said first-level spacers being separately movable along the slotin the lower plate, screws for fastening said spacers at selectedpositions along the slot of the lower plate, one of said spacers havingan elongate vertical slot lengthwise therethrough from its upper to itslower surface to receive a stationary fastener by which it may beadjustably secured to a sewing machine table, whereby the main part ofthe device may be moved to a desired distance from the needles of asewing machine, a pair of movable spacers between the lower and upperplates and positioned at right angles to the elongate plates and movablealong the slot in the upper plate, thumb screws for fastening thesecond-level spacers at selected positions along the slot in the upperplate, the heads of said thumb screws being above the upper plate, toform a third level channel.

2. The attachment of claim 1 wherein fixed spacers are interposedbetween the end portions of the upper and lower plates to separate them,said plates being secured together through said fixed spacers.

3. The attachment of claim 1 wherein the upper plate is narrower thanthe lower plate, the two plates being so connected that the lower plateextends in front of the upper plate.

4. A sewing machine attachment comprising a lower and an upper platesecured together and spaced in parallel relation, first spacers securedto the bottom surface of the lower plate and at right angles to thelatter, and movable along the length of the lower plate, second spacersindependent of said first spacers positioned, between the plates anddisposed at right angles thereto and movable lengthwise of the plates,means for securing in selected positions the said second spacers, saidmeans e tending above the upper plate to form a guide channel betweenthem.

"ice References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 414,14910/89 Freedman 112-146 882,473 3/08 Laubscher l12l52 891,843 6/08 Lee112-153 1,216,475 2/ 17 Loomis 112-147 1,524,013 l/25 Bebel 112-136ROBERT V. SLOAN, Primary Examiner.

1. A SEWING MACHING ATTACHMENT, COMPRISING A LOWER ELONGATED PLATE, ANUPPER ELONGATED PLATE ABOVE THE LOWER PLATE AND SECURED THERETO ANDSPACED THEREFROM, EACH OF THE PLATES HAVING A VERTICAL ELONGATED SLOTLENGTHWISE AND EXTENDING THERETHROUGH FROM ITS UPPER TO ITS LOWERSURFACE, THE SLOTS BEING OFFSET RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, A PAIR OFLOWERMOST OR FIRST-LEVEL MOVABLE SPACERS SECURED TO THE BOTTOM OF THELOWER PLATE AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM THE LOWER PLATE AT RIGHT ANGLESTHERETO, SAID FIRST-LEVEL SPACERS BEING SEPARATELY MOVABLE ALONG THESLOT IN THE LOWER PLATE, SCREWS FOR FASTENING SAID SPACER AT SELECTEDPOSITIONS ALONG THE SLOT OF THE LOWER PLATE, ONE OF SAID SPACERS HAVINGAN ELONGATED VERTICAL SLOT LENGTHWISE THERETHROUGH FROM ITS UPPER TO ITSLOWER SURFACE TO RECEIVE A STATIONARY FASTENER BY WHICH IT MAY BEADJUSTABLY SECURED TO A SEWING MACHINE TABLE, WHEREBY THE MAIN PART OFTHE DEVICE MAY BE MOVED TO A DESIRED DISTANCE FROM THE NEEDLES OF ASEWING MACHINE, A PAIR OF MOVABLE SPACERS BETWEEN THE LOWER AND UPPERPLATES AND POSITIONED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE ELONGATE PLATES AND MOVABLEALONG THE SLOT IN THE UPPER PLATE, THUMB SCREWS FOR FASTENING THESECOND-LEVEL SPACERS AT SELECTED POSITIONS ALONG THE SLOT IN THE UPPERPLATE, THE HEADS OF SAID THUMB SCREWS BEING ABOVE THE UPPER PLATE, TOFORM A THIRD LEVEL CHANNEL.